Feeding mechanism for husking-machines.



No; 721,137. PATENTED 133.24, 1903.

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FEEDING MECHANISM FOR HUSKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1901.

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PATENTBD FEB. 24, 1903.

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' ATTORNEY THE Mann UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' IRA D. BATE, OF WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO.

FEEDING MECHANISM FOR HUSKlNG-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forrriing part of Letters Patent N 0. 721,137, datedFebruary 24, 1903.

Application filed April 11, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IRAD;'BATE, a citizen of the United States,residing'at West J eiferson, in the county of Madisonand State of Ohio,

'- have invented a certain new and useful Imof feeding attachmentwhereby the nnhusked corn may be fed into the ordinary huskingmachinewithout danger to the hands of the operator and to produce certainimprovements in details of construction and arrangement of parts, whichwill bemore fully pointed out hereinafter. These'objects I accomplish inthe manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a side elevation of my improved feeding attachment, showing the samein connection with the corn-husking-machine frame. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line m 03 f Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa detail view in perspective of a portion of the feeding mechanism. Fig.5 is a detail view in perspective of the binder-cutting device.; Fig. 6is a plan view of a portion of one of the feedingbars, showing itsmanner of support. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the feeding-bar sectionshown in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 isa detail view in perspective of a portionof a rotating feeder or stalk-guide, which I employ in the mannerhereinafter described.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 represents the top frame-bars of a powerhusking-machine frame 2, thesetop framebars having mounted i-n.the forward portion thereof in theusual manner the rotary shredding-wheels 3 a and snapping rolls 4, fromwhich the unhusked ears are dropped to the usual husking-rolls 5.

In carrying out my invention ,1 secure to the frame-beams 1 in front ofthe snappingrolls 4 an outwardly-extending feed-frame comprising sideframe-bars 6, from which may rise frame side boards 7. Extendingtransversely between the side frame-bars 6 and journaled thereinadjacent to the outer Serial No. 55,314. (No model.)

ends of the latter is a crank-shaft 8, the latter being provided with aplurality of crankbends, as indicated more clearly in Fig. 2. On each ofthese crank-bends is journaled the outer end of a feed-bar 9, thesefeed-bars extending parallel with each other to a point adjacent to thesnapping-rolls 4. The inner end portions of the feed-rolls are supportedupon a transverse rod 10, which extends through oppositely-locatedslotted openings 11 in said feed-bars. As shown more clearly in Fig. 6of the drawings, the rod is preferably surrounded by a sleeve 10*. Asindicated in the drawings, each of the feed-bars 9 has its upper sideformed with teeth or feednotches.

Rising from the side frame-bars 1 of the husker are the verticalstandards of oppositely-located angular brackets 12, upon the horizontalupper arms of which are j ournaled the spindles or hearing ends of arotary feeder or heater comprising end disks 13, which are connected byradially-arranged blades 14, this rotary feeder or heater being thusjournaled above the feed-bars 9. On the outer end portion of one of' thespindles of the rotary feeder is carried a small belt-wheel15. In rearof the beater 13 14 or between the latter and the mouth of the huskerIprovide above the forward portions of the feed-bars 9 an inclinedfeeding-plate 16, the latter having its inner end portion supported fromthe horizontal portion of a yoke-shaped rod 17, which is journaled insuitable projections or boxings on the upper side of the plate 16 andthe downwardly-extending arms of which terminate in outturned portions,which are journaled in boxings 18, which are mounted on the frame-bars6. The rear portion of the plate 16 is similarly supported from thehorizontal portion of a yoke 19, the side arms of which have their lowerends pivotally connected, as indicated at 20 in Fig. 4, with the outerends of bars 21, the inner ends of which are pivoted, as indicated at22, to the sides of the forward end portions of the outer feedbars 9.The side bars of the yoke 19 are provided with centralpin projections23, which are pivotally supported in the vertical portions of thebrackets 12.

The inner end portion of the feeding-plate 16 is provided with a slightdownward inclination, as shown at 24, to which is hinged at one side ofthe center of its width a feedplate extension or inner section 25, thelatter having its end portion toothed, as indicated at 26. Thefeed-plate section 25 is also provided on its rear side with anupwardlyextending lug 27, through which is adapted to work loosely a pin28, which projects from a bracket 29 on the plate 16, a coiled spring 30being interposed between the lug 27 and bracket 29, which serves tonormally retain the feed-plate section 25 in a depressed position, asshown.

Extending transversely beneath the toothed bars 9 in the outer portionthereof is a rod 31, said rod being journaled in the side framebars 6 orfrom depending bearing-brackets 32. On this rod 31 is fixed thesupportingarms 33 of a transverse bar 34, said bar carrying at regularintervals thereon upwardlyprojecting tooth-like blades 35, these bladeshaving their cutting edges curved, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5. Onone of the outer ends of the rod 31 is fixed an operating-lever orhandle-bar 36, which when elevated is adapted to engage a suitable fixedcatch or hook 37 on one of the frame-bars 6. It will be observed fromthe drawings that when said bar 34 is thus raised to a horizontalposition its cutting-blades 35 will project upwardly between the toothedbars 9.

Upon one end of the shaft 3 of the shredding-wheels is carried a pulleyor belt-wheel 38, from which a belt may run to an engine or other sourceof power. On the opposite end of the shaft 3 is carried a belt-wheel 39.Upon one of the top frame-bars 1 is journaled an idle wheel 40, and byone end of the crank-shaft 8 is carried a belt-wheel 41.

In the operation of my improved feeding mechanism the material iscarried to the snapping-rolls at the mouth of the machine through thealternate reciprocating mot-ions of the toothed bars 9, this motion ofsaid bars being communicated to the belt connection of the wheels 39,15, and 41, said belt passing from the wheel 39 over said wheel 15,thence over the idler 40, about the wheel 41, and back to the wheel 39.It will also be observed that this belt connection will result in therotation of the rotary feeder 13, which in its revolutions results,through contact of the blades 14 with the material to be fed into thehusker, in pressing the latter downward and assisting it in its inwardfeeding movement. Owing to the jointed connection hereinbefore describedof the feeding-plates 16 and 25 with the outer bars 9 it will beobserved that the backward-and-forward or reciprocating motion of thesebars will result in a backwardand-forward motion of said feed-plates andin the toothed end of the feed-plate section 25 pushing or feeding thematerial into the mouth of the machine.

In case the stalks or fodder which is fed into the machine upon thetoothed bars 9 is bound by twine or similar material it is obvious thatthe knife-bar 34 may be turned upward to a position indicated in Fig. 5,in which position the cutting-blade 35 will be so supported as to exerta cutting influence on the binding or hands of the fodder, thus insuringa severing of the latter before the material enters the husking-machine.When these knives, however, are not needed, it is evident that the lever36 may be disengaged from its catch 37 and the knife-carrying bar beingallowed to drop sufliciently to bring the blade 35 out of contact withthe material. From the construction and operation herein described itwill be seen that the fodder i.

not only fed toward the mouth of the ma;

chine by the supporting and feeding bars 9, but this feeding action isgreatly facilitated by the operation of the compressing and feet" ingblades 14 and the rocking action of th is avoided and that the meanswhich I eming mechanism supported from said husking machine andcomprising parallel reciprocating toothed bars 9, a feeding-platecomprising hinged sections 16 and 25 having a rocking connection withsaid toothed bars and a springinterposed between said plate-sectionswhereby a forward section is normally retained depressed, substantiallyas specified.

2. In a feeding mechanism for husking-machines, the combination with ahusking-machine having husking mechanism, of a feed mechanism supportedfrom said husking-m1- chine'and comprising a set of toothed ba. s andmeans for imparting an alternate reciprocating motion and comprising aset of toothed bars and means for imparting an alternate reciprocatingmotion thereto and a rotary feeding device journaled above said feedingmechanism and comprising heads 13 and blades 14 interposed between saidheads and means for rotating the same, substantially as specified.

IRA D. BATE. In presence of- Lo'r D. HULL, JOHN DAVIS.

